Wheeler Field
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Wheeler Field was a major U.S. Army Air Corps airbase in Hawaii that played a central role in American air operations and was heavily attacked during the Pearl Harbor raid in 1941.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wheeler Field canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army Air Corps installation
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military air base ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Pearl Harbor naval base
NERFINISHED
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Schofield Barracks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attackedBy | Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attackedOn | 1941-12-07 ⓘ |
| conflict |
Attack on Pearl Harbor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| controlledBy | United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| era |
World War II
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interwar period ⓘ |
| garrison |
14th Pursuit Wing
NERFINISHED
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15th Pursuit Group NERFINISHED ⓘ Hawaiian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicRegion | Central Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAircraftType |
fighter aircraft
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pursuit aircraft ⓘ |
| hasFunction | primary fighter base for defense of Pearl Harbor ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
barracks
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hangars ⓘ maintenance facilities ⓘ runways ⓘ |
| hasRunwaySurface | paved ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hawaii
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oahu ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Island of Oahu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
United States Army Air Corps
NERFINISHED
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United States Army Air Forces ⓘ |
| militaryRole | airbase for pursuit and fighter squadrons ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Major Sheldon H. Wheeler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being heavily damaged in the 1941 Japanese attack on Hawaii
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concentration of U.S. fighter aircraft on Oahu in 1941 ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
United States Army Air Corps
NERFINISHED
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United States Army Air Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Territory of Hawaii
NERFINISHED
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U.S. Army Hawaiian Department NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. coastal and island defense system ⓘ |
| roleIn |
World War II Pacific Theater
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
air operations during the Pearl Harbor raid ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Attack on Pearl Harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | key element of U.S. air defense network in Hawaii ⓘ |
| theater | Pacific Ocean theater of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
air defense of Hawaii
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aircraft maintenance ⓘ fighter operations ⓘ pilot training ⓘ |
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